Canon Eos 6D Image Sensor Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          1 hour

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Rear Body Panel
8 steps
Front and Top Body Panels
15 steps
Image Sensor
12 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Body Panel

Remove the viewfinder cover by pinching the sides and sliding it upward.

Remove the viewfinder cover by pinching the sides and sliding it upward.

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Step 2

Open the battery door on the bottom of the camera.
Use your thumb to slide the small black tab on the inside of the battery door up and pull the door off the camera.

Open the battery door on the bottom of the camera.

Use your thumb to slide the small black tab on the inside of the battery door up and pull the door off the camera.

Step 3

Slide your fingernail or the flat end of the spudger underneath the rubber covering and gently peel it off all sides of the camera.

Slide your fingernail or the flat end of the spudger underneath the rubber covering and gently peel it off all sides of the camera.

Step 4

Open the covers to the HDMI/AV/MIC ports on the side of the camera by gently pulling outward on the bottom of the covers.
Rotate the covers to the side so that you can see the connection ports inside.
Remove the following screws:
Two silver 5mm Phillips #00
One black 6mm Phillips #00

Open the covers to the HDMI/AV/MIC ports on the side of the camera by gently pulling outward on the bottom of the covers.

Rotate the covers to the side so that you can see the connection ports inside.

Remove the following screws:

Two silver 5mm Phillips #00

One black 6mm Phillips #00

Step 5

Remove the cover to the HDMI/AV/MIC ports by gently lifting the tab on the bottom edge of the camera.

Remove the cover to the HDMI/AV/MIC ports by gently lifting the tab on the bottom edge of the camera.

Step 6

Rotate your camera so the bottom side is facing you.
Remove the following screws:
One 6mm Phillips #00
Two 3mm Phillips #00

Rotate your camera so the bottom side is facing you.

One 6mm Phillips #00

Two 3mm Phillips #00

Step 7

Rotate your camera so the back is facing you.
Remove the following screws:
Three silver 5mm Phillips #00
Two black 6mm Phillips #00
One black 4mm Phillips #00

Rotate your camera so the back is facing you.

Three silver 5mm Phillips #00

Two black 6mm Phillips #00

One black 4mm Phillips #00

Step 8

A black ribbon wire connects the rear panel to the inside of the camera. Breaking this wire would make your rear screen and buttons non-functional.
Carefully use your fingers to tilt the back panel downward to about a 90 degree angle.
Use the flat end of the spudger to gently pry off the ribbon wire from the inside of the camera.

A black ribbon wire connects the rear panel to the inside of the camera. Breaking this wire would make your rear screen and buttons non-functional.

Carefully use your fingers to tilt the back panel downward to about a 90 degree angle.

Use the flat end of the spudger to gently pry off the ribbon wire from the inside of the camera.

Step 9

              Front and Top Body Panels

Remove the 8mm Phillips #00 screw from the bottom of the front of the camera.

Remove the 8mm Phillips #00 screw from the bottom of the front of the camera.

Step 10

Rotate the camera so the side with the SD card slot is facing you.
Remove the 4mm Phillips #00 screw from the bottom edge of this side.

Rotate the camera so the side with the SD card slot is facing you.

Remove the 4mm Phillips #00 screw from the bottom edge of this side.

Step 11

Rotate the camera so the bottom is facing you.
Remove the following screws:
Two 8mm Phillips #00
One 4mm Phillips #00

Rotate the camera so the bottom is facing you.

Two 8mm Phillips #00

One 4mm Phillips #00

Step 12

Remove the bottom panel from the camera by using your fingers to pull outward on the tab inside the battery compartment.

Remove the bottom panel from the camera by using your fingers to pull outward on the tab inside the battery compartment.

Step 13

Rotate the camera so the front is facing you.
Remove the following screws:
Three 5mm Phillips #00
Two 6mm Phillips #00
One 4mm Phillips #00

Rotate the camera so the front is facing you.

Three 5mm Phillips #00

Two 6mm Phillips #00

Step 14

Rotate the camera so the side with the SD card slot is facing you.
Remove the following screws:
One 4mm fine-thread Phillips #00
Two 4mm coarse-thread Phillips #00

One 4mm fine-thread Phillips #00

Two 4mm coarse-thread Phillips #00

Step 15

The red speaker wire is attached to the inside of the front panel. Opening the front panel forcefully may break it.
Slowly fold the front panel to the right without pulling it away from the right edge of the camera.

The red speaker wire is attached to the inside of the front panel. Opening the front panel forcefully may break it.

Slowly fold the front panel to the right without pulling it away from the right edge of the camera.

Step 16

Remove the 4mm Phillips #00 screw on the inside of the front panel to separate the panel from the speaker wire.

Remove the 4mm Phillips #00 screw on the inside of the front panel to separate the panel from the speaker wire.

Step 17

Remove the 4mm Phillips #00 screw from the inside of the top panel, below the strap hook.

Remove the 4mm Phillips #00 screw from the inside of the top panel, below the strap hook.

Step 18

Remove the 4mm Phillips #00 screw from the inside of the top panel, below the shutter button.

Remove the 4mm Phillips #00 screw from the inside of the top panel, below the shutter button.

Step 19

Rotate the camera so the top is facing you.
Remove the 6mm Phillips #00 screw from next to the analog screen.

Rotate the camera so the top is facing you.

Remove the 6mm Phillips #00 screw from next to the analog screen.

Step 20

Rotate the camera so the back is facing you.
Remove the Phillips #00 screw from the viewfinder focus.

Rotate the camera so the back is facing you.

Remove the Phillips #00 screw from the viewfinder focus.

Step 21

Carefully detach the two light brown ribbon wires on the top panel:
The right ribbon by prying it out with the flat end of the spudger.
The left ribbon by using tweezers to gently wiggle it out toward the top.

Carefully detach the two light brown ribbon wires on the top panel:

The right ribbon by prying it out with the flat end of the spudger.

The left ribbon by using tweezers to gently wiggle it out toward the top.

Step 22

A ribbon wire connects the inside of the top panel to the body of the camera.
Slowly lift the top panel to about an inch above the body of the camera.
Carefully use the flat end of the spudger to detach the ribbon wire from the top of the camera.

A ribbon wire connects the inside of the top panel to the body of the camera.

Slowly lift the top panel to about an inch above the body of the camera.

Carefully use the flat end of the spudger to detach the ribbon wire from the top of the camera.

Step 23

Grip the remaining side panel with your fingers and gently pop it off the camera.

Grip the remaining side panel with your fingers and gently pop it off the camera.

Step 24

              Image Sensor

Carefully peel the black tape off from across the back of the camera.

Carefully peel the black tape off from across the back of the camera.

Step 25

Use the pointed end of the spudger to lift up on the silver latches on four ribbon wires.

Use the pointed end of the spudger to lift up on the silver latches on four ribbon wires.

Step 26

Use the pointed end of the spudger to carefully slide out the four light brown ribbon wires.

Use the pointed end of the spudger to carefully slide out the four light brown ribbon wires.

Step 27

Use the flat end of the spudger to lift up on the large, light brown ribbon wire in the middle of the camera.

Use the flat end of the spudger to lift up on the large, light brown ribbon wire in the middle of the camera.

Step 28

Remove two 4mm screws from the metal plate on the back of the camera.

Remove two 4mm screws from the metal plate on the back of the camera.

Step 29

Use the pointed end of the spudger to carefully remove the metal plate.

Use the pointed end of the spudger to carefully remove the metal plate.

Step 30

Remove six 4mm Phillips #00 screws from the back of the camera.

Remove six 4mm Phillips #00 screws from the back of the camera.

Step 31

Slide the flat end of the spudger under the top of the large blue panel and carefully pry it off.

Slide the flat end of the spudger under the top of the large blue panel and carefully pry it off.

Step 32

Remove three 6mm Torx T6 screws from the back of the camera.

Remove three 6mm Torx T6 screws from the back of the camera.

Step 33

Use tweezers to remove the small metal plate and the thin strip of black tape underneath it.

Use tweezers to remove the small metal plate and the thin strip of black tape underneath it.

Step 34

Remove two Phillips #00 screws from the back of the camera.

Remove two Phillips #00 screws from the back of the camera.

Step 35

Use your fingers to grip the top of the image sensor and pull it slightly outward.
Lift the sensor out toward the top of the camera.

Use your fingers to grip the top of the image sensor and pull it slightly outward.

Lift the sensor out toward the top of the camera.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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hornetsixone - Aug 22, 2016

Hi, after replacement I’ve got strong fixed pattern noise. Any ideas what went wrong? Do i need somehow to calibrate it?

war666beast - Oct 20, 2016

oh shi~ sensor placed on springs…it’s be hard to calibrate focal plane at home

Mike - Oct 31, 2016

WARNING!!!!!

Removing the CMOS sensor, as shown above, will render your camera useless!! (no focus)

WHY?

This sensor (and many others) are very precisely tension-adjusted. It’s called FBD or Flange-Back Distance. It’s the distance between the lens mount surface and the actual surface of the CMOS sensor (below a low pass filter and below any sensor glass). Requires a special Canon tool to measure and adjust. There is a way around - you can use a high precision digital micrometer to measure it before removal and then adjust after putting it back in place. Still, high precision is required. Canon might refuse to work on your camera after you do it in a way illustrated above. I know at least a couple of such cases and one of them was related to this specific “repair guide”. Please be careful!

Mike / camera repair tech

gaucho2012 - Jul 5, 2017

after open my camera 14 times, I fix part of this problem adjusting the sensor, but now the phase detection works in a vertical position shoot, when I put the camera in horizontal, do not work. Is there some of you having this problem? the whey Im using to do the adjustment is counting how many turns I did on each screw, after tighten all 3

Mamoru - Nov 5, 2017

How do you get to the SDslot to fix or replace???

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